It is as simple as saying “Hello, my name is…”

< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; text-align: center; " > < a href= " https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T2iuzuc0Pc0/V5YTWdua7mI/AAAAAAABbJ8/f5EePf0RoKwVVvasrs0Tvg6ZASpfYkSbwCLcB/s1600/hello-my-name-is-logo-square3.PNG " imageanchor= " 1 " style= " clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; " > < img border= " 0 " height= " 291 " src= " https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-T2iuzuc0Pc0/V5YTWdua7mI/AAAAAAABbJ8/f5EePf0RoKwVVvasrs0Tvg6ZASpfYkSbwCLcB/s320/hello-my-name-is-logo-square3.PNG " width= " 320 " / > < /a > < /div > by Christian Sinclair < br / > < br / > This weekend I was on-call for our inpatient palliative care consult service. As I reviewed the list, I knew only a handful of the patients from seeing them earlier in the week. We had three new consults and had to make a handful of follow-up visits for symptom control and goals of care discussions. Many of the people I met this weekend, I had never met before and I knew we would need to start talking about very challenging issues within in a short order of time. Thankfully I had a simple tool, that made these potentially awkward situations much easier for me, the patients, the families and staff: a friendly introduction to each person in the room. < br / > < br / > “Hello, my name is Christian Sinclair. I’m a doctor on the palliative care team.” < br / > < br / > With my formal training in hospice and palliative medicine, I ’m at ease with many communication approaches that I have lear...

Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - July 25, 2016 Category: Palliative Care Tags: communication The profession tribute Source Type: blogs